Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 111.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
111.3%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
9th
of 221 groups
All-time high
119.1%
in 2012
All-time low
66.7%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 111.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 119.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1970.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.7% | — |
| 1971 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 73.4% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 75.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 78.5% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 80.2% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 79.3% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 84.7% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 86.2% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 87.5% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 87.7% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 88.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 86.1% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 90.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 100.1% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 101.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 102.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 103.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 105.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 107.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 109.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 109.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 110.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 110.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 109.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 110.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 114.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 117.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 119.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 118.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 117.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 116.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 115.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 114.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 114.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 113.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 112.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 112.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 112.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 112.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 111.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.7% | 66.7% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.1% | 79.3% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 86.1% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.0% | 102.4% | 110.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.0% | 113.3% | 119.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.1% | 111.3% | 112.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 6 Nepal 126.4% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 124.1% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 120.6% compare
- 9 Myanmar 119.8% compare
- 10 Sweden 119.3% compare
- 11 Bhutan 119.3% compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 118.9% compare
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 111.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 119.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release